Seated Lateral Raises

How to do it

1. Sit on the end of a bench with a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
2. Sit tall, chest up, feet flat.
3. Raise both arms out to shoulder height, elbows slightly bent.
4. Lower slowly under control.
5. Sitting removes the leg drive, so you cannot bounce the weight up - expect to use less than standing.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

How it compares

Compared with the Dumbbell Lateral Raises, it loads every muscle to the same degree. It needs Dumbbells + Bench where the other uses Dumbbells. Compared with the Seated Dumbbell Press, it loads Front delts 90 points lower, Side delts 50 points higher, Triceps 45 points lower.

Other ways to train this

• Dumbbell Lateral Raises Dumbbells
• Cable Lateral Raises Cable machine
• Plate-Loaded Lateral Raise Plate-loaded machine
• Barbell Upright Row BarbellIntermediate
• Cable Upright Row Cable machineIntermediate
• Kettlebell Sumo High Pull KettlebellsIntermediate
• Side-Lying Lateral Raise DumbbellsBench
• One-Arm Plate-Loaded Lateral Raise Plate-loaded machine
• Smith Machine Upright Row Smith machine
• Kettlebell Halo Kettlebells
• Machine Lateral Raise Machines

Other exercises for the Side delts

• Seated Dumbbell Press 50% DumbbellsBench
• Arnold Press 50% DumbbellsBenchIntermediate
• Dumbbell Push Press 50% DumbbellsIntermediate
• Standing Dumbbell Press 45% DumbbellsIntermediate

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